NEWS OF THE DAY

Taranaki Daily News, 16 November 1935, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

“Like Parliament.” Near the end of Miss E. Andrews’ address at Lepperton last night one man in the audience fell quietly asleep. “I have seen men in Parliament like that, remarked the candidate, following the direction of many glances. From Electoral Roll. In the main and supplementary rolls of New Plymouth 227 Smiths are listed. The Joneses number only 61 and the Browns 55. The well-known Taranaki name of Sole has displaced Robinson for fourth place, 46 Soles overwhelming 16 Robinsons. Repairs to Chairs. “Repairs to chairs 10s.” That item in the statement on the Blomfield-Catalino wrestling bout presented to a meeting of the Stratford Wrestling Association last night caused a member to inqyhre ; he reason for it. “Those are the chairs Catalino fell on when he was butted out oi the ring,” he was told. All of a High Standard. “We have now heard all the five candidates,” remarked Mr. W. Purcel# chairman, at Mr. W. A. Sheat’s meeting at Lower Mangorei last night. It. was most unusual to have so many candidates for the New Plymouth constituency, he said, and it was a pleasure to be able to state that from first to last all had been of a very high standard. Not Hard to Fall Out With. “My experience of ratepayers is that they are not hard to fall out with; they are apt to get annoyed over very affairs,” remarked an Ohura County Councillor with 21 years’ experience. However, time is a good healing agent, he added, “and in most cases the grievances are forgotten when the next election comes round, though not always, as some ex-councillors know.” Two Falls in 20 Bouts. Taking part in tournaments at New Plymouth, Hawera and Stratford during the last few weeks, a small team of Manutahi wrestlers have put up a remarkable performance in having only two falls registered against them in a total of 20 bouts. The local team has also provided some of the most interesting bouts at these tournaments. Airport Activities. Mr. Alan Rutherford, a pupil of FlyingOfficer lan Keith, made his first solo flight at the New Plymouth airport yesterday morning. Late on Thursday afternoon Pilot Adams landed ZK-AAI, a Canterbury Aero Club- Moth which he had flown from Christchurch. Mr. Adams, who was accompanied by a passenger, continued his flight to Auckland the same day. Motor-car and Tram Collide. A collision between a tramcar and a motor-car happened at the intersection of Devon and Egmont Streets, New Plymouth, about 5.30 p.m. yesterday. The car, which was new, was being turned into Egmont Street by Colin Woollam Anderson, Kohimarama, Auckland, when it struck the tram, which was being driven down the post office hill by Motorman R. Harris. The most serious damage was the crumpling of the left front mudguard of the car. Football and Geography. The interest that schoolboys generally, and many schoolgirls too, take in the All Black tour in Britain is being capitalised by some school teachers to the educational advantage of the pupils. An outline map of the British Isles has been drawn and is displayed on the walls of one of the classrooms at the Lower Mangorei school, and as each match is pldyed the town is marked in its correct position on the map and at the same time it is safe to say is indelibly imprinted on the minds of the pupils. Hail Damages Fruit. 'Hail which has fallen on two recent occasions has done damage to some of the Hawke’s Bay fruit crops. In some orchards peaches have been badly marked, but it is considered that with a good crop sufficient will remain after the damaged portion has been removed by thinning. One grower reports that a large amount of damage has been done to foliage, the leaves on many trees being riddled by hailstones. The marking on apples will make packing for export more difficult as there will be a larger quantity of reject fruit. Cycle Race Dangers. On two occasions when checking clerks, were picking up tickets dropped by riders in the round-the-mountajn cycle race they narrowly escaped being run over by cars following, reported the traffic inspector to the Eltham Borough Council last night. “I intend to draw the attention of the officials at New Plymouth t<J the danger of car drivers, who are supporters of the race, keeping too close to the riders, especially in boroughs where there is a checking station,” he said. “The footpaths were roped off to give the riders a clear run,”

Mr. Forbes as a Speaker. “The few New Zealanders who attended the Great Empire Day dinner at Grosvenor House felt genuinely proud of Mr. Forbes,” said Mrs. J. W. Tattersfield in the course of a travel talk to women members of the Royal Empire: Society at Auckland. Mr. Forbes’ address was vastly superior to those of most of the Empire representatives, Mrs. Tattersfield said, and it made an excellent impression on the audience. There was far too much of the “super-sales-man’’ style about many of the speakers. New Zealand Airmen.

“New Zealand people have yet to realise, that they have the airmen to man their flying services actually here in this country,” said Mr. B. A. Blythe, a Union Airways pilot, who arrived at Wellington from San Francisco recently. “What I do not think is realised out here is that in practically every squadton of the Royal Air Force in England there are two or three New Zealanders. The percentage of New Zealanders who qualify is probably higher than that of any other people.” Fate of the Kokopu.

The kokopu, sometimes called native trout, although it is not a trout, was very plentiful in Lake Taupo when Europeans came to New Zealand. It was ope of the chief food supplies of the . large Maori population in the district. Visitors to the lake in the early days sometimes saw kokopus washed up on the shores in cartloads. Brown trout were introduced into the lake about 40 years ago and rainbow trout were introduced 32 yaars ago. Rainbow trout rapidly displaced the brown trout, only a few of which remain; and Mr. J. S. Armstrong, who has studied the lake biologically, reports that the kokopu has been almost exterminated jn those waters; Young kokopus may still be seen near the edge of the lake, but they are harried by shags, and young trout grab the food they need, with the result that their numbers decrease steadily. Rainbow trout evidently find perfect conditions in the lake.

The Waitomo Caves hold a very high position amongst the “wonders of the world,” and those who visit them are enthralled with their charm and beauty. Residents of the district, should avail themselves of the splendid opportunity to visit these Caves at an extremely low cost, the offer being made by the Railway Department. See advertisement on page 3.*